So true. And I think there's a pecking order among nations, too. Here in Japan, Americans enjoy a higher pecking order respect because we are defending the Japanese homeland and America is a world leader in so many business, artistic, and technical fields.
And pecking orders apply to political leaders, too. Sure, the voting weight of that factor is hard to measure, but it's very significant.
I've told you before I love your tagline: "Courage is being scared to death, but saddling up anyway." (John Wayne).
Well, courage is absolutely respected. And it was demonstrated in spades when Donald J. Trump was hit by a bullet in the ear, then immediately stood up, raised his fist, and yelled "Fight, Fight, Fight!".
But courage is apparently a leadership factor that fake news journalists from the New York Slimes don't want to report on — especially when the hero is not on their approved list. In fact, the fake news and search engines are desperately trying to erase from the internet that particular historic event. Now isn't that WEIRD?
Throughout his incredible professional life, Donald J. Trump has "been out there" as a premiere entrepreneurial business leader, innovator, and guy who gets RESULTS!
His overriding strategy is be bold, smart, and do the unexpected. He has walked into thousand of lion's dens (such as this week's Black Journalist Convention) and come out victorious. He's a walking, talking example of the ancient Roman maxim: audentes Fortuna iuvat".
Very appropriate for President Trump. He has lived that his whole life. Being bold is why he is, where he is today.
"But courage is apparently a leadership factor that fake news journalists from the New York Slimes don't want to report on..."
They'd rather talk about John Kerry's Purple Heart for getting hit in the arse with a spent rice kernel on his Swift Boat. Now that's real leadership to them.
I watched a series of interviews of Japanese-on-the-street regarding the assassination attempt, and almost universally, they were very positive towards Trump...which did not surprise me.
I like the Japanese, even if have yet to fully come to grips with what they did in WWII.
Such a paradoxical race to me. But I admire them.